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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2831

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 30.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page with embedded CLSIDs that reference certain COM objects that are not intended for use within Internet Explorer, aka a variant of the "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2127.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
30.14% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.